Category Archives: Piano Videos

Many are aware of the problem in our classical music education system nowadays. We have many music students graduating with relatively high grades, but unable to play a simple tune without the help of a written score. The great jazz pianist Bill Evans addressed this issue in a most profound way, in his interview themed…

Nightbird, a very catchy tune from the Brit Jazz scene. With a very melodious piano solo, that’s just begging for a transcription. Check out this video of Shakatak playing their Nightbird [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=upkpZjnckAc&feature=related] Here’s the transcription of the piano solo on Nightbird: Shakatak-Nightbird-piano-solo-transcription Again, we see the application of Forward Motion theory in this solo transcription.…

“WHAT WERE YOU THINKING??!!” One of the most asked questions among any jazz students, seeing how jazz masters effortlessly improvise beautiful jazzy solo lines even through complicated chord changes. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDfdIf7Yi8M] Notice how Bud Powell’s lines melodically weave through the chord changes of Anthropology with ease. You can even hear the changes listening to the solo…

Since the publication of Hal Gaper’s book on Forward Motion, much has been discussed in the jazz world regarding the use of this concept especially in bebop improvisation. This is a tutorial on the application of some basic Forward Motion concept, based on a transcription of Joe Pass’s solo improvisation on the song “All the Things You…

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